A Wonderful Visit

My momma came and saw me this past weekend! It was so good to see her and show her the NW! We had full days and enjoyed the time that we were able to spend together.

Friday we made a trip up to Washington, since she had never been. We got out in a random neighborhood to take a picture. A man asked us if we were having car trouble! haha










After our short stop in Washington we went to Multnomah Falls. It was a beautiful sunny day and the falls looked gorgeous!


































She was also amazed by the beauty of the Columbia River Gorge. It was so fun to show her all of the fun things around Portland. Next time she comes we are hopefully going to be able to hike Multnomah Falls and get the full affect!











After Multnomah falls we went shopping! I feel like I haven't been shopping in so long, so it was very nice! I was able to find quite a few shirts that are juniors, but will work for maternity tops for me! I was glad that we were able to find cute ones because most of the maternity shirts just make me feel fat and ugly. She couldn't get over how big my tummy was and the fact that I haven't really gained weight anywhere else. That made me feel good! This is one of the cute finds and my huge tummy!













On Saturday we went to the Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Unfortunately the weather was not very nice to us. It was cloudy and rainy the whole time that we were there. It was still fun for her to see it and she even dipped her toes in the ocean! Brave soul! We walked around "downtown" and looked in some cool souvenir shops.

























It was so fun to have her here! I can't wait until she comes again for several reasons. Next time she comes will be because she will have a granddaughter! We can't wait!

A Historic Milestone

Today is a significant day in the field of dentistry. I had my very first patient! Granted, I only cleaned his teeth, but still, it's a big milestone for me. It was pretty surreal working on a real patient and unsupervised for the most part to boot. This may not seem like a big deal to anyone else, but I finally felt like a dentist. It's strange that in a little over 3 years, they'll call me "doctor." I hardly feel qualified to have anyone call me "mister." I have so much to learn in those 3 short years.

Conference Weekend at the Coast

For conference weekend we rented a house on the Oregon Coast in Rockaway Beach. It was gorgeous weather and we had an amazing view of the ocean from the house! Tyler and I were only able to go up for the day on Saturday because of our job. However, it was still tons of fun! We left at 7 am, hung out for the day, and left to go back home at about 11 at night. It was a long, but super fun day! We watched the morning session of General Conference while we ate breakfast. Between the morning and afternoon sessions of conference we went down to the beach to play for a little bit. It was sunny, warm, and not very windy. Three things that never happen at the Oregon Coast. We were very lucky. After we watched the afternoon session the girls sat on the deck and did pedicures while the boys watched basketball. The non-pregnant girls were nice enough to give pedicures to us pregnant women that cannot reach our own toes. Thanks girls! The boys left for priesthood session while the girls prepared the veggies for our kabobs. They were delicious! Thanks to Willie for manning the grill for the night! Such a blast!









Boys before priesthood session! So handsome!






























Little Spencer before he decided to eat the sand.




















All girl photo! Lovely ladies!!





















Pedicure time! So cute!